We had 9 great entries in this challenge. Please vote for your favorites. The Voting will close in 3 days.

The winner will receive a shiny silver compass to add to their trophy room.
( Trophy room not included)

Don't forget to REP everyone for their hard work and creativeness.

Check the Thumbnail Scraper to see everyone's entries. Be sure to click on and see the full size entry, don't just go by the thumbnail, you will miss a lot of great mapping details! A couple entries only got one of their multiple entries picked up by the scraper so if you want to see the rest go to the original post.

Good Luck to all who participated!
]]>Mapping Challenge ArchiveBogiehttp://www.cartographersguild.com/showthread.php?t=30018Feb / Mar 2015 Lite Challenge: Bridgehttp://www.cartographersguild.com/showthread.php?t=29987&goto=newpost
Thu, 12 Mar 2015 23:15:56 GMTO.k. I´m hooked. Trying to get some late night work happening....
I want to build a bridge for a top down perspective. Could be done in PS, I want...O.k. I´m hooked. Trying to get some late night work happening....
I want to build a bridge for a top down perspective. Could be done in PS, I want to train some 3d skills to reuse the bridge in other situations. I will make the .obj available.

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]]>Mapping Challenge ArchiveTroedelhttp://www.cartographersguild.com/showthread.php?t=29987Feb / Mar Lite Challenge: Stripper Poleshttp://www.cartographersguild.com/showthread.php?t=29901&goto=newpost
Wed, 04 Mar 2015 02:39:11 GMTI made a thread over in the "Mapping-Elements" forum with the link to all 58 of these palette-swaps. And much to my surprise, someone suggested I enter "my six most favorite ones" into this competition. So yeah...here are 6 of the 58 top-down stripper poles I made:

]]>Mapping Challenge ArchiveAltrunchenhttp://www.cartographersguild.com/showthread.php?t=29901Feb/Mar 2015 Lite Challenge: Seamless Dungeon Tiles!http://www.cartographersguild.com/showthread.php?t=29898&goto=newpost
Tue, 03 Mar 2015 23:01:28 GMTI think there might be enough time left to throw my hat into the ring here... I know there are some others that are also doing dungeon tiles, so it...I think there might be enough time left to throw my hat into the ring here... I know there are some others that are also doing dungeon tiles, so it might get a little interesting. At the very least, people will have lots of tile options for their homemade maps! Here's a WIP, just to track progress:

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]]>Mapping Challenge Archiveindustrygothicahttp://www.cartographersguild.com/showthread.php?t=29898*** February 2015 challenge voting*** Evolving maphttp://www.cartographersguild.com/showthread.php?t=29889&goto=newpost
Mon, 02 Mar 2015 18:01:00 GMTThis month contestants had to make at least two maps showing an evolution of the subject they were mapping. As usual we have some nice entries (and...This month contestants had to make at least two maps showing an evolution of the subject they were mapping. As usual we have some nice entries (and unfortunately some unfinsiehd ones) so don't forget to rep the contestants. You have until March 6th to vote for your favourites ones !

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]]>Mapping Challenge Archive- Max -http://www.cartographersguild.com/showthread.php?t=29889Feb/Mar 2015 Lite Challenge: Wooden Stair Sethttp://www.cartographersguild.com/showthread.php?t=29884&goto=newpost
Mon, 02 Mar 2015 04:49:00 GMTTime for me to get in on this while I can.
Something basic but always useful, Stairs.
I started with this wood floor texture from...Time for me to get in on this while I can.

Something basic but always useful, Stairs.

I started with this wood floor texture from cgTextures.com and then Photoshopped the color and size.
I added shadows and played with the sizes and now I have a set.

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]]>Mapping Challenge ArchiveBogiehttp://www.cartographersguild.com/showthread.php?t=29884February 2015 Challenge: Haerlechhttp://www.cartographersguild.com/showthread.php?t=29850&goto=newpost
Wed, 25 Feb 2015 06:24:11 GMTThis is so like me. I have already drawn 4 other things that I was going to use but realized they would take far too long.
So with a mere 3-4 days...This is so like me. I have already drawn 4 other things that I was going to use but realized they would take far too long.
So with a mere 3-4 days left, I start a whole new one. Doh! Well, I really wanted to get in on this challenge as I like evolving maps.
I drew up a city in earlier to mid stage, that would grow out well beyond its walls. I can reasonably finish the early city, but I am not as sure about doing the full later city. For obvious reasons it will not be as detailed as the early city [due to being larger and all].
Any ways, here is Haerlech now. This is just the drawn unshaded version. Still much to do.

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]]>Mapping Challenge ArchiveJ.Edwardhttp://www.cartographersguild.com/showthread.php?t=29850Feb / Mar 2015 Lite Challenge: Autumn Forest Textureshttp://www.cartographersguild.com/showthread.php?t=29810&goto=newpost
Sun, 22 Feb 2015 16:11:49 GMTOne of the things I've long noticed around here is that forests all tend to be green, like fantasy worlds are in constant summer. So I decided to make some autumn color textures for forests. Here are two examples, using the Arboria map I made a while back to practice hand-drawn mountains and forests. I've added a lot more forests to it, just to have lots to show off the color textures.

The first example is using some fairly natural forest greens, overlain by the color textures to add autumn colors.

The second example is using some dark unsaturated forest greens that lots of people around here seem to like for maps, again overlain by the autumn color textures.

Comments are welcome on all of the above, forests, forest colors, and the autumn color textures.

Cheers,
Cornelia

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]]>Mapping Challenge Archivechickhttp://www.cartographersguild.com/showthread.php?t=29810Feb / Mar Lite Challenge: : Fractal elementshttp://www.cartographersguild.com/showthread.php?t=29800&goto=newpost
Sat, 21 Feb 2015 22:44:07 GMTIt has been a certain time that I wanted to have really unique and original compasses.
As these are hard to come by and wouldn't be unique anyway, I decided to create some myself.
And as I am in the process to do so, I may particpate to the challenge as well so that other collegues may eventually take profit of this work.

The idea is to create mapping elements with multifractals and then slightly edit them with GIMP.
Good new is that as there is infinity power infinity of multifractals, each one will be necessarily unique.
Bad news is that coaxing out of this infinity compas shapes will be hard work.
I intend to start with compasses and then if I have time, I will try to do some paving and/or map borders.
Intentionnaly I don't add labels so that everybody who would like to use one, can add his own labels.

This first compas has been created with a hyperbolic multifractal.

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]]>Mapping Challenge ArchiveDeadshadehttp://www.cartographersguild.com/showthread.php?t=29800Feb / Mar 2015 Lite Challenge: Ground/Floor Tileshttp://www.cartographersguild.com/showthread.php?t=29796&goto=newpost
Sat, 21 Feb 2015 20:05:09 GMTAfter a long time of absence I will join a challenge again.
This months title comes in handy as it gives me the chance to expand my texture library...After a long time of absence I will join a challenge again.
This months title comes in handy as it gives me the chance to expand my texture library and experiment with features I have never used before. My focus in this challenge will be ground/floor tiles.

I will use Substance Designer, which is a node based, procedural texturing program that uses elements you know from PS/Gimp. The result is a texture with different channels that can be applied to a 3D model, so I have to fake it to 2D.

I decided to create some standing stones, mostly because I'd like to use them in a map at some point, and also because I think they're mad cool! I see from the challenge rules that we can create up to six mapping elements, and that seemed a great incentive to create a stone circle, or part of one at least.

So, here's my first effort:

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I'm not a great artist so I'm quite pleased that it actually looks like a standing stone! However, on the downside, it maybe looks too much like a standing stone. What I mean by that is that it's quite photo-realistic, and I prefer maps that are more illustrative or hand-drawn, so I'm not sure if it'll fit in any map that I might create. I suppose that doesn't affect the challenge one way or the other, it's just my personal musing.

Any thoughts or comments? I've never entered any challenge like this before, and hope I'm doing everything right.

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]]>Mapping Challenge ArchiveChickPeahttp://www.cartographersguild.com/showthread.php?t=29794Feb / Mar 2015 Lite Challenge: Dungeon Tile Sethttp://www.cartographersguild.com/showthread.php?t=29783&goto=newpost
Fri, 20 Feb 2015 09:24:00 GMTSo this will be a continuation of the project I started here: http://www.cartographersguild.com/showthread.php?t=28514 This is where I am right now:...So this will be a continuation of the project I started here: http://www.cartographersguild.com/sh...ad.php?t=28514 This is where I am right now:

The ones in the red box are the new ones for this challenge, the green box is what I intend to fill before making the mould and will also be new for this challenge. I do have the mould rubber sitting here waiting to be used so am pretty eager to carry this project forward. Also have some really nice plaster that should be perfect for this use, very detailed and hard.

That is supposed to be a floor hatch and a stone drain cover if you are wondering. Thinking the floor hatch needs a pull ring or something to read correctly though.

I keep switching my mind between taking pictures of each finished element and stitching them together to form a dungeon or just casting enough pieces, making a dungeon and taking a picture of the entirety. To do that though the camera would need to be far away and zoomed in to reduce distortion, so I'm thinking of sticking with the first way for now.

If anyone needs tile ideas, I raided mine from Dwarf Fortress for a good foundation.

About 18 months ago, Anomiecoallition suggested a challenge where everyone would make a new mapping object.
We ran this as the September 2014 Challenge 6 months ago and it had a great turn out and several people suggested we do this as a regular event, so I'm going to try it again as the Lite Challenge this time.
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The rules are simple, create a Mapping Object or Texture that can be used on a map. That gives you a very broad range of possibilities.

You could make a Table, Chest, Bed, Ballista, Fireplace, Trapdoor, Rug, Monster, Person, Sword, or other object that would go in a Fantasy Building or Dungeon. You can put a bunch of them together into what we call a Preset object, like all the furnishings for a Bedroom or Kitchen.
You could make a Control Console, Life Pod or HyperDrive that would go on a SpaceShip.
You could make Stone Walls or metallic grids to make the buildings or space ship.
For those of you who like City, Regional and World Maps, you could make Buildings, Trees, Forests, or Mountains that can be stamped or brushed onto a map.
Not into that? Then you could make Grunge or Parchment Backgrounds for the map, or a cool new Compass Rose. How about Map Borders or those black lined Illustrations that are on old maps.

RULES:
Make anything you want to, anything that can be used to create a map. You can make up to 6 versions of your item, or 6 different items, but just one is OK too.
You can include a little mini map to show your item in use, and if you have multiple objects you want to enter, then use the Latest WIP thingy on your mini map at the end so everyone can see all your objects at the same time when they are voting. But be sure to post each item individually for downloading purposes.

Here is a link to Anomiecoallition's original post. You can see that almost everyone voted in favor of this on his poll and there was a lot of good
feedback and ideas.http://www.cartographersguild.com/ma...challenge.html
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The challenge will run to the 14th of March, then we'll have three (3) days of voting, after which the winner will receive a shiny Silver Compass.

Also don't forget to precede any work-in-progress image with this tag:

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If you don't put that in, the thumbnail scraper won't pick up your image, and no one will see it when it's time to vote.

Time to get Creative!!!!!!
]]>Mapping Challenge ArchiveBogiehttp://www.cartographersguild.com/showthread.php?t=29765February 2015 Challenge: The War for Australiahttp://www.cartographersguild.com/showthread.php?t=29746&goto=newpost
Tue, 17 Feb 2015 12:43:55 GMTThe subject of this month’s main challenge is too tempting for me, as for some time I had in mind mapping something showing a before/after situation with an evolving map in the middle. Perfect for this month’s theme if only there’s one problem: what I had in mind is an alternate history map and so now I have to play completely out of my comfort zone in the main challenge, with only half of the time left: a poor, really poor showing is coming, but you will forgive me, I hope.

Also you fellow australian members here, have to forgive the most implausible partition and subdivision of your country, as I’m going to show the bloody war between the Workers’ Republics of Australia and the Royal Dominion of Australia sometime after the 1950s.
A more detailed backstory will (..mmm.. might) come; for now my first wip map: